Government

= Governmant =
 * = Egypt is rulled by one person; the Pharaoh. =
 * = The governmental officials included the prime minister, the chief treasurer, the tax collector, the minister of public works, and the army commander. These officials were directly responsible to the Pharaoh. =
 * = The Pharaoh's advisors and ministers were almost always priests, who were considered the only ones worthy and able to carry out the god-king's commands. As in most religious ancient societies, priests had special status above the rest of the citizens, forming a kind of nobility. =
 * = The governmental officials included the vizier, or the prime minister, the chief treasurer, the tax collector, the minister of public works, and the army commander. These officials were directly responsible to the Pharaoh. =
 * = The people had no voice in the government =
 * = The government was a theocracy. They used the power of religion as a control in ruling the country. =
 * = There were several female rulers the most famous of which is Queen Hatshepsut. =
 * = Citizens were drafted into the military when necessary, or into forced labor to pay labor tax, depending on what needed to be done at the time. In much earlier times, during the Old Kingdom, the kings often controlled all the resources and only gave them to those able to pay taxes and remain loyal to their leaders, despite being despotic. =
 * = Citizens were drafted into the military when necessary, or into forced labor to pay labor tax, depending on what needed to be done at the time. In much earlier times, during the Old Kingdom, the kings often controlled all the resources and only gave them to those able to pay taxes and remain loyal to their leaders, despite being despotic. =